DL4 Delay Modeler

Tube Echo – based on* Maestro EP-1The classic 1963 Maestro EP-1 was the first of a series of “Echoplex” designs distributed by the company, and made by HarrisTeller in Chicago. As touted in a Maestro advertisement, the Echoplex’s “.special effects range all the way from a controlledhigh speed reverberation to a full, throbbing echo”! The main feature of the Echoplex design is a special cartridge of looped 1/4”tape that wraps past separate record and playback heads. Your Stomp Box Modeler’s Tube Echo emulates the classic Echoplextone with the extra advantage of up to 2.5 seconds of delay time. TWEAK adjusts the emulated tape’s wow and flutter. TWEEZadjusts “drive,” which is the amount of distortion created by the unit’s tube electronics and tape saturation.Tape Echo – based on* Maestro EP-3After the tube-based EP-1 and EP-2, Maestro introduced the solid state EP-3, with transistors instead of tubes for the soundelectronics. The EP-3 uses the same basic mechanical design as the original Echoplex, including the looped 1/4” tape, but doesnot have the tube distortion sound of the EP-1. EP-3s contributed to many classic recordings of the 70’s. Eddie Van Halenand Jimmy Page were both avid EP-3 users. Unlike the Tube Echo Model based on the EP-1, which gives you control of wow,flutter and distortion, our EP-3 emulation is designed to give you a less distorted tape emulation with adjustable tone controls.TWEAK adjusts bass. TWEEZ adjusts treble.Multi-Head – based on* Roland RE-101 Space EchoThe Space Echo was Roland ’s first venture into the world of effects processing. Instead of having one movable playback head(like the Echoplex) this machine has multiple stationary heads. You change delay times by switching amongst these heads, andthen fine-tune delay time with a motor speed control. The groovy part is that you can play back on multiple heads at the sametime to get multi-tap delay effects. The TWEAK and TWEEZ knobs let you select combinations of the emulated tape heads.TWEAK turns heads 1 & 2 on and off. TWEAK turns heads 3 & 4 on and off.Sweep EchoThis Model is a Line 6 original. Starting with the basic tone of our EP-1 tape delay emulation, we added a sweeping filter effectto the delay repeats to give you unique new creative possibilities for adjusting the tone of your delays. TWEAK adjusts the sweepspeed. TWEEZ adjusts the sweep depth. You can use these controls to create and explore your own shifting landscape of tonalpossibilities. With the optional Line 6 expression pedal, you can set things up so that the pedal takes you from no modulation(TWEEZ at its minimum value) at the heel-down position to swimming modulation when you pedal forward, so you can bringout the Sweep part of the Sweep Echo for your big solo.* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturerswhose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Maestro is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp. Roland is a registered trademarks of Roland Corp.

Analog Echo – based on* the Boss DM-2Analog echo units like the DM-2 were designed as improvements over the tape echoes that came before them, using “bucketbrigade” electronics to give guitarists echo units that were more reliable than the tape-based delays. Analog delays are treasuredfor the warm, distorted tones they produce, and are also great for creating more experimental sounds. Try this, for instance: setthe DELAY TIME at 12 o’clock and REPEATS knob to max and play in some guitar, so the delay circuit “overloads.” Now spinthe DELAY TIME knob quickly to get something like the sound of a space-aged speeding race car imploding on itself. TWEAKadjusts bass. TWEEZ adjusts treble.Analog Echo w/ Mod – based on* Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man.This pedal uses the “bucket brigade” electronics of other analog echoes, and adds a chorus circuit. This adjustable chorus is applied to the echoes only, leaving the direct sound unaffected. This popular pedal, with its warm, distorted tone and swimmingechoes, became an important tool for many guitarists, and was an essential part of the guitar sounds for the first U2 album. Partof the Deluxe in Deluxe Memoryman was the increased delay time of 500 milliseconds. Your Delay Modeler’s Analog Echoemulates classic Memoryman tone with the added advantage of 2.5 seconds of delay time. TWEAK adjusts modulation speed.TWEEZ adjusts modulation depth.Lo Res DelayThe first digital delay units were introduced in the early 80’s. These pedals and rack boxes took advantage of emerging digitaltechnology to provide guitarists with longer delay times. Unlike the high resolution 24 Bit processing of your Line 6 Delay Modeler, these early digital units generally had only 8 bit resolution. Low bit resolution can create a unique sort of grunge and noisethat is sometimes just the sound you’re looking for. Early model digital samplers are sometimes used in modern-day industrial andelectronica to achieve these effects. TWEAK adjusts tone. TWEEZ adjusts digital resolution from 6 to 24 bits.Digital DelayThis model is a digital delay with bass and treble tone controls. The 24 bit processing and true stereo audio path of the Line6 Stomp Box Modeler series make it one of the best digital delays you’ll find in a pedal unit. TWEAK adjusts bass. TWEEZadjusts treble.* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturerswhose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. Boss is a registered trademarks of Roland Corp. Electro-Harmonix is a registered trademark of New Sensor Corp.

Digital Delay w/ ModChoose this model to add a chorus effect to your digital delays. Like the chorus of the Analog Delay w/ Mod, this modulationis applied to the delay repeats only, leaving your direct sound unaffected. TWEAK adjusts modulation speed. TWEEZ adjustsmodulation depth.Rhythmic DelayThis is a handy place to come when you want a delay that keeps a certain rhythm with your music. Here’s the basic idea: youtap quarter notes on the tap tempo switch. Then you turn the DELAY TIME knob to set the note value you want for your delaytime. You can tap quarter notes, and your clever little Stomp Box Modeler will give you back delays in eighth note triplets – orone of 5 other time values that you choose. Now let’s say you want eighth note delays for one section of a piece of music, andeighth note triplets for another passage. Use the optional expression pedal, set it up to control the DELAY TIME knob’s rhythmsettings, and pedal your way to whatever timing suits the musical moment. TWEAK adjusts modulation speed. TWEEZ adjustsmodulation depth.Stereo DelaysEver asked yourself, “How did The Edge (U2) get that groovy sound on Where the Streets Have No Name”? Stereo delays,my friend. It’s the secret to many a U2 song, as well as the “Big L.A. Solo” sound of the late ’80s. Signals that come in the leftand right inputs are kept discrete, processed separately, and passed out the left and right outputs separately (for a mono in/outhookup, left and right delays are both sent to the left/mono out). DELAY TIME adjusts left channel delay time. REPEATSadjusts left channel repeats. TWEAK adjusts delay time for your right channel. TWEEZ adjusts repeats for your right channel.Ping PongThe Ping Pong Delay has two separate channels of delay, with the output of each channel flowing into the other, going back andforth like a game of ping pong. The DELAY TIME knob sets the time for the left side delay line, and the TWEAK knob sets thetime for the right side delay line, as a percentage of the Main Delay Time. Sound too tricky? Just turn DELAY TIME to set thelonger delay time you hear, and turn TWEAK to adjust the shorter delay time. If you set TWEAK straight up at 12 o’clock, yourleft and right delays are evenly spaced. TWEEZ adjusts stereo spread (at minimum, signal is mono).

Reverse.!seltaeB eht dna xirdneH imiJ ekil tsuJ – Take a step back in time with your cool new reverse delay. Whatever you play in comesback at you backwards, delayed by the time you set with the DELAY TIME knob (1.25 seconds max). To use this little wondermost effectively, try playing a legato lick, ignoring the reverse playback as well as you can. Longer licks can translate into verycool reverse phrases. When using Reverse, try setting MIX fully-clockwise (100% wetness) so all you hear is the reversed sound– instant backwards guitar solo fun. TWEAK adjusts speed for a modulation of the delay. TWEEZ adjusts depth for a modulation of the delay.Dynamic Delay – based on* T.C. Electronic 2290This effect was made popular by the T.C. Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay. This is a sort of “smart” volume control foryour delay effect’s echoes, and sets the loudness of the delay echoes based on how hard you play. While you play, the DynamicDelay keeps the volume of the echoes turned down, so that the echoes don’t overwhelm what you’re doing. Then, when you stopplaying for a moment, the volume level of the repeats turns up to allow the echoes to be heard. TWEAK sets the threshold – thebreakpoint where this automatic volume control stops working and lets the echoes through at full volume. TWEEZ adjusts thelevel of the “ducked” repeats – higher settings will duck the delay level down more.Auto-Volume Echo.This model gives you two effects in one. The Auto Volume part of the equation is a volume fade-in swell, like the attack timeon a synthesizer’s envelope generator. This can be used for a bowing effect, like the one you get by turning the volume knob onyour guitar quickly up from zero just after you pick a note. The other effect is an echo, complete with tape-style wow & fluttermodulation. TWEAK sets modulation depth. TWEEZ sets ramp time for the auto-volume swell.LOOP SAMPLERWhile using the Loop Sampler, the knobs and switches have special functions; true bypass is also disabled. The Loop Samplerremembers the knob positions you set here and recalls them when you come back to it. Your loop can be up to 14 seconds long.(28 seconds at half speed!) We’ve provided you with an echo unit in front of your loop sampler. This echo unit is before the loopsampler, so when you record, you will record the echoes as well. DELAY TIME adjusts the pre-loop echo time. REPEATS adjuststhe number of repeats for the pre-loop echo. TWEAK adds modulation for the pre-loop echo. TWEEZ is a volume control forthe pre-loop echo. MIX controls the volume of your Loop Sampler playback.* All product names used in this manual are trademarks of their respective owners, which are in no way associated or affiliated with Line 6. These trademarks of other manufacturers are used solely to identify the products of those manufacturerswhose tones and sounds were studied during Line 6’s sound model development. T.C. Electronic is a registered trademark of T.C. Electronic A/S Corp.

Using your LOOP SAMPLERTurn TWEEZ to minimum to turn off the Pre-Loop Echo unit, and set MIX straight up. Play a rhythm guitar part. Once you’ve got a groove, tap the RECORD/OVERDUB switch at the downbeat of your measure, record two bars worth of rhythm, and then stomp on PLAY/STOP again at the downbeat of what would be the thirdmeasure.Now you can overdub a lead part. Turn up TWEEZ to add some echo on your lead; DELAY TIME and REPEATS control the echoes, and TWEAK lets you add somemodulation to the echo. MIX lets you to turn down the volume of the loop playback. If the loop’s not already playing, start loop playback with the PLAY/STOP switch,and get a feel for what you want to record. Once you’re ready, hit the RECORD/OVERDUB switch as the loop plays and go wild for two bars. You can keep the overdubrunning after the first loop through and record a second layer, for a doubled solo. Hit the RECORD/OVERDUB switch at the end of your two bars to turn off overdub,and your loop will keep playing – rhythm plus solo.Hit the 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE switch once and you’ll hear the whole thing at half speed. Then, double-tap this switch and you’ll be playing backwards, and still at halfspeed. As the loop plays, tap RECORD/OVERDUB and lay down some more guitar. Hit RECORD/OVERDUB to stop the overdubbing and play the whole shebang,and then double-tap the 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE switch. Now the loop is playing forward again, and the last part you recorded is backward in relation to everything else.One more tap on 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE and half speed turns off. You can imagine where a half hour of this kind of thing could get you.And If That’s Not Exciting Enough For You.You might want to turn the lights down low for this next bit. We’re going to record a new loop that highlights the opportunities for sonic experimentation that your newLoop Sampler provides:From Stop, tap the 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE switch once to light it and “arm” half speed. Set DELAY TIME, REPEATS, and TWEEZ to 12 o’clock. Mute the strings ofyour guitar with your left hand, and begin tapping a rhythm quickly on your low strings with your right index finger. Hit RECORD/OVERDUB to record some of this,then hit PLAY/STOP to finish the recording and start playback. Tap 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE to turn off half speed – the loop now plays back at twice the speed. Doubletap to put it in Reverse. Tap RECORD/OVERDUB while the loop plays and start overdubbing. Drag your pick on the low E string, immediately followed by a note witha strong attack and some sustain. Tap RECORD/OVERDUB (stops the overdub and keeps the loop playing) and then double-tap 1/2 SPEED/REVERSE. Freak out.

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